A "screen dump," or screen shot, of my site, Inspiration Lane
The other day the editor of a CALL [Computer Assisted Language Learning] journal asked me to email her some "screen dumps" of my site for an upcoming review of my site in that publication. I have to admit I had no idea what she was talking about, but within a day, I learned what she wanted - and, how to make it, and email it to her.
A "screen dump" is a screen shot, such as the one above. I had seen these on various sites, but had no idea how to create one. A little online research using different combinations of key words finally led me to a site which explained the process, in plain English, in a way I could understand. The help site I found with the answer is here: www.seoconsultants.com/windows/print-screen. Because I don't know how much longer that terrific information will be online, I am posting for you, here, an excerpt of what I read about this process:
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Windows XP/Office 2003/Outlook Users - 3 Step Print Screen and Email
Users of Windows XP/Office 2003/Outlook can use their Print Screen Key (PrtScn) and paste (Ctrl+V) the results directly into an email message or any other Office program (like Word) that supports images. Note that this does not apply to text based email.
Windows print screen images are saved in .bmp (Bitmap) format.
Using one of the above two methods; full screen capture or open window only capture, go through these 3 simple steps to capture a screenshot and send it via email...
1. Take your full screenshot by pressing the Print Screen Key or...
take your open window screenshot (currently selected window) by pressing the Alt + Print Screen Key.
2. Open a new email message and position your cursorFlashing Cursorwhere you would like your captured image to be placed.
3. Press Ctrl + V to paste the captured image into your new email.
In summary, it is this simple...
* Print Screen > New Email > Ctrl + V > Send Email
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And, believe it or not, it is that simple. However, here's the catch: your keyboard actually has to have this "Print Screen" key - and mine didn't. I have a MAC computer and there is no such key on my keyboard. Maybe there is some alternative on this keyboard, but if so, I couldn't find it.
Consequently, I realized: I first need the correct kind of keyboard to do the above procedure. So, I went to my local public library. One computer didn't have it, but another computer there did. I was able to make my screen shot on the computer that had the correct key.
Finally, yesterday I read a really funny quote -- one I am sure I have read before, but hadn't thought of in awhile. It's from the American writer, Mark Twain:
Don't let schooling interfere with your education.
LOL! Have a great day! :)
Susan Alyn, M.A., also known as "summer," is an ESOL certified teacher in Florida, USA, and the creator and editor of Inspiration Lane.
